Fred Hoiberg

Given that Joakim Noah spoke Saturday at an anti-violence community event his foundation organized, the Bulls' big man placed last season's personal struggles in perspective. "Last year was a tough year for me. I feel it was very humbling," Noah said. "We went through a lot. Right now, I'm feeling healthy both physically and mentally. I'm really excited about our upcoming opportunity. I never take anything for granted." Noah, who attended Saturday's ONE CITY youth basketball tournament at the Major Adams Community Center near the United Center with his mother and sister, has been working out this offseason in California. Recently, new coach...

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Given that Joakim Noah spoke Saturday at an anti-violence community event his foundation organized, the Bulls' big man placed last season's personal struggles in perspective.
"Last year was a tough year for me. I feel it was very humbling,"...

Just more than three weeks after turning 35, the excitement in Pau Gasol’s voice can be heard across several time zones.
“We have a great opportunity. We have a very strong team,” Gasol said of next season’s Bulls. “… We can build on what we had last...

LAS VEGAS — Apparently, Fred Hoiberg's reputation as an offensive-minded coach is legitimate.
In casual moments, Doug McDermott said players on the Bulls summer-league team have talked about how much Hoiberg has implemented in practices.
"And all...

LAS VEGAS — Drawing comparisons to Steve Kerr can be both a blessing and a curse.
On one hand, Fred Hoiberg, who has cited his admiration for Kerr's unconventionally loose and collaborative coaching style, is known as a player-friendly coach who allows...

Doug McDermott almost certainly would be playing in the Las Vegas summer league even if his rookie season went smoothly.
That it didn't, with McDermott falling out of the rotation and undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, makes his participation even...

General manager Gar Forman didn’t joke when he said the Bulls’ improvement must come from within next season.
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Minutes after helping introduce first-round pick Bobby Portis, Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg stepped from the dais to his office and changed from a suit to sweats.
There was court work to be done with his assistant coaches and, separately, some players. But...

Jimmy Butler can sign a contract that makes him rich enough to buy his hometown of Tomball, Texas.
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Kirk Hinrich will return to the Bulls for Fred Hoiberg's first season.
Hinrich, who will enter his 13th NBA season, picked up his $2.85 million player option Monday morning, according to his agent, Jeff Austin. RealGM.com first reported Hinrich's...

During his four seasons playing in the wasteland that was the Bulls' post-dynasty era, Fred Hoiberg often struck the perfect postgame note, succinctly summarizing another stinker or subtly challenging the essential rebuilding pieces not to get...

The Bulls won 62.2 percent of their regular-season games when Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler played together, going 28-17. Both players averaged over 20 points in the NBA playoffs.
A funky, season-ending loss to the Cavaliers in which Rose played a...

Here's a good place to start in getting to know Bobby Portis' mindset after the Bulls used the 22nd pick in Thursday's NBA draft on the Arkansas power forward.
He's going to try to start.
"I think I'll fit in well there," the 6-foot-11 SEC...

Despite signs indicating Jimmy Butler may seek a shorter-term deal once his restricted free agency begins July 1, the Bulls remain confident in their plan to re-sign the All-Star.
"Our goal all along obviously is to have Jimmy here...

The Chicago Bulls have hired Pete Myers for a second stint as an assistant coach.
Myers played for the Bulls in the 1980s and 1990s and spent 12 seasons with the Bulls as an assistant coach and scout. He also spent three seasons as an assistant...

Leave it to Knicks President Phil Jackson to playfully tweak the NBA draft process.
"I'm here to speak about things I can't speak about," Jackson wryly told reporters in New York at his media briefing in advance of Thursday's NBA draft.
As...

It's no accident Pau Gasol's three-year contract with the Bulls — assuming he exercises his player option — expires in 2017.
Gasol's deal runs concurrent with those of Derrick Rose, Taj Gibson and Nikola Mirotic. And depending on the length of Jimmy...

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